frank_the_tank wrote:Travel Subsidy came in today, yay! Only 200$ but, good enough for me~~

You're coming from Cali right? They just sent me my travel subsidy today and I got less. What the eff?

Oh man, sorry to hear that! That sucks.

Yeah, from California. The flight info I sent them was for around 300$. Did you send them a quote? Also I told them I'm not working ATM and living off savings.

Yes, I sent them a quote of a little over $300, submitted my paperwork within 24 hours of you, AND I explained that I had been laid off and wasn't expecting to get paying work anytime soon. Good thing CLS seems to think unemployment covers trips to New York....ugh.

Columbia, you loved me enough to admit me, now won't you think I'm cool enough for a few bucks a year? Pretty please?

For those of us who didn't get scholarships, is there any chance of negotiating some merit money or not? I assume the only school they would match is NYU (looks like those go out in April), but is it possible to get money if you are in at any of HYS and would consider Columbia only with some money thrown in?

Columbia, you loved me enough to admit me, now won't you think I'm cool enough for a few bucks a year? Pretty please?

For those of us who didn't get scholarships, is there any chance of negotiating some merit money or not? I assume the only school they would match is NYU (looks like those go out in April), but is it possible to get money if you are in at any of HYS and would consider Columbia only with some money thrown in?

I seem to remember cases where people used offers from Chicago to leverage smaller amounts of merit aid from Columbia. I hope it isn't just NYU they're interested in, since I hope to try to bargain with them using other offers--and I don't anticipate having an offer from NYU.